The former politician Cristina Cifuentes spoke this Monday, November 4, in TardeARwhere he has not hesitated to launch a direct criticism of Carlos Mazónpresident of the Generalitat Valenciana, for going to Paiporta in the midst of a climate of high tension due to the devastation. During his speech, Cifuentes, who was a member of the Popular Party, stated that his opinion on the visit of Mazón and other political leaders to the area affected by the DANA “transcends the political fight,” underscoring the residents’ desperation over the lack of help.
First attack by Cifuentes on Pedro Sánchez
First of all, Cristina Cifuentes focused on the consequences of DANA: “The political fight goes on one side, but I think this transcends the political fight. We talk about desperate people who have lost everything. “Today there are six days, but yesterday there were five, and there are many areas where they have not seen help, they are without water, without food… without absolutely anything.”
However, it was later that he took advantage of his presence in TardeAR to charge against Pedro Sanchez: “I believe that the head of state, His Majesty the King, has to go. I believe that the president of the Government should not have gonebut not because it doesn’t have to be there, but because what people want is for them to have gone sooner and sent help sooner.”
“They don’t understand why the army wasn’t from the first moment, so you have to understand that,” he continued explaining in the evening program of Telecinco. During these complicated days, different commanders have already advanced how the alert system works and which administrations have the powers to act in the first instance.
The reproach of the former politician to Carlos Mazón
The second key to his assessment was also directed at Carlos Mazónwho did not act correctly according to Cristina Cifuentes. “It seems to me, therefore, that the president of the Government and the president of the Valencian Community They should not have gone knowing that an incident could occur“said the former politician at the debate table.
Regarding powers, the head of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Javier Marcos,. appeared hours before to explain the situation given the complexity: “It is the autonomous community that directs the emergency. All the tools of the State are put at your service. The Armed Forces prepared themselves, alerted themselves, and bought time. Arriving late is of no use. “We enter when we receive authorization.”
Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, also in their reflection
Third and last, Cristina Cifuentes praised the way in which Felipe VI and the Queen Letizia performed during their visit to Paiporta: “I think His Majesty The King did very well in going“Despite the security problems, he showed courage and empathy.” And in this sense, he also pointed out that Carlos Mazón stayed in the town a little longer “to endure the downpour.”
